MEET MS. CRYSTAL
Instructor - Pre-School / Beginner Combo Classes
Ms. Crystal was born and raised in New Orleans and began dancing at the age of three training in ballet, tap & jazz techniques. Crystal is a graduate of Archbishop Chapelle High School and Loyola University New Orleans, holding a B.A. in Political Science. While at Loyola, she also studied Vocal Performance and was a member of the Loyola Ballet Program studying the Vaganova Method.
From a young age she had a love for and enjoyed being part of a team and went on to make her grade school, high school and college dance teams, including the St. Christopher Cristolettes, the Archbishop Chapelle Hi- Steppers & Loyola Dance Team. Not only was she a member these teams, she was also named Captain of all 3 teams.
Ms. Crystal was a professional Staff member of American All-Stars Inc. heading up several camps specializing in instructing middle & high school dance teams. She has performed in several Half-time and Pre-game shows for the Super Bowl, New Orleans Saints and the former New Orleans Hornets. She coached and choreographed for her college Alma Mater, the Loyola University Dance Team, for 10 years. While under her direction, the team was an NDA National finalist numerous times and she received choreography awards for her work with the team.
Currently, Ms. Crystal works for Varsity Spirit Fashion working as the representative for several local elementary, middle & high school dance teams. Through her work she has been afforded the opportunity to judge, choreograph and be a professional speaker on a local and national level.
Above all, Ms. Crystal’s favorite thing to do is teach the Art of and instill the Love of dance in all her students and she is enjoying being a part of the Dancers Only staff as a Lead Instructor for our youngest dancers!